Sunday Betting Matchups

Chien-Ming Wang and the New York Yankees will be looking to knock off the rival New York Mets when they meet on Sunday night. Here's a preview in your MLB Gameday …

Cleveland Indians at Cincinnati Reds, 1:15pm ET
Cliff Lee (6-0, 0.67 ERA) vs. Edinson Volquez (6-1, 1.12 ERA)

Everyone keeps waiting for Lee to stumble, but the Tribe's surprise stud just keeps putting zeroes on the scoreboard. The lefthander was actually denied a win in his last outing versus the Blue Jays, but he still tossed nine innings of shutout baseball in that outing. Overall Lee is 6-0 on the season, and his ERA is down to a ridiculously-low 0.67.

Volquez is basically Lee's National League counterpart - no one expected him to be this good this season. The righthander has yet to give up more than a single earned run in an outing in 2008, and his only loss came on May 2 when he allowed two runs (just one earned) versus the Braves. Volquez dominated the Marlins in his most recent start. The top sports service in America, GodsTips has a Major play on the side selection on this game. Click now to purchase

Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels, 3:35pm ET
Derek Lowe (2-3, 4.62 ERA) vs. Jered Weaver (2-5, 4.86 ERA)

Lowe will be pitching on just three days' rest in this contest, as scheduled starter Brad Penny was scratched with a sore arm. Lowe has given up four or more earned runs in each of his past three outings, which has boosted his ERA up to 4.62 on the season. The righthander last won on April 23, when he shut down the D-Backs over five innings.

Weaver has been up-and-down this season. The young righthander surrendered eight earned runs over just 3 1-3 innings in his start versus the Royals on May 7, but he then held the White Sox scoreless on one hit over seven innings in his most recent outing. Weaver hasn't earned a victory since he got past the struggling Tigers back on April 27.

Detroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 4:10pm ET
Nate Robertson (1-4, 6.04 ERA) vs. Randy Johnson (3-1, 5.40 ERA)

Robertson is coming off his best performance of the season, as he held the Royals to two earned runs over seven innings on May 13. However, the lefthander failed to pick up a victory in that contest; his only win of the season so far came back on May 1 versus the Yankees when he surrendered four earned runs over 5 2-3 innings pitched.

Johnson has given up eight earned runs over just 11 innings in his past two starts, but the Diamondbacks' offense helped him earn victories in each of those outings. The veteran lefthander has allowed at least four earned runs in four of his six starts so far in 2008, but he's managed to strike out 32 batters while walking 11 over his 31 2-3 innings.

New York Mets at New York Yankees, 8:05pm ET
Oliver Perez (3-3, 4.61 ERA) vs. Chien-Ming Wang (6-1, 2.90 ERA)

This IL matchup is always popular among the sportsbooks. Perez got back into the win column last time out, holding the Reds to three earned runs on just three hits over six innings of work. The lefthander had struggled in his previous three outings (all losses), with his worst start happening against the Pirates on April 30 when he surrendered seven runs (two earned) and was yanked after just 1 2-3 innings.

Wang was finally tagged with his first loss of the season on May 7 versus the Indians (three earned runs over seven innings), and he took a no-decision against the Rays in his most recent outing. The righthander, though, gave up just one earned run on seven hits over seven innings versus Tampa, which dropped his ERA down to 2.90 this year.